Yesterday, Greensboro Daily Photo (GDP) celebrated its 1,000th post.
We began on January 2nd, 2009 as a joint husband and wife effort to do something meaningful for our community. Over the last 1,000 days, we have learned so much about Greensboro and have met many wonderful people. We started out mostly posting photographs of convenience. If we were at a festival, we took photos of that festival. When driving around town, we photographed whatever was on our beaten bath.
Over the last two and a half years, we have become more proactive and thoughtful in our approach to the blog. Memes (the themed entries) have helped with the effort. Fridays, we often post on Skywatch Friday-- including a slice of the sky over Greensboro in the photo. Saturdays, we often post on Weekend Reflection. Sunday shots are "Sacred Sunday" incorporating something spiritual-- not with a goal to proselytize but to showcase Greensboro's religious diversity. The ABC Wednesday posts have become personal favorites. We learn so much while working through the alphabet. The last series was A-Z streets. The current series is A-Z people; residents who have contributed significantly to the fabric of Greensboro. We would like to thank our friends, interviewees, and readers for your input, comments, and feedback. Please continue to read and spread the word about the blog.
We're not sure where the next thousand posts will take us, or if we can sustain the frenetic pace this hobby entails. However, as long as we feel like we are contributing to the positive image of Greensboro, we will make every effort to publish daily. When we started this project, there were less than 300 cities participating in this project, which began in Paris with Eric Tennen. Now, we think there are about 2,000 cities in the City Daily Photo Community.
Wuhoo! Well done to the both of you. I like the way you are approaching the memes. I found the memes becoming repetitive, and so withdrew. However, if I may piggyback onto your subsetting of memes, I might just tempt myself back into the pool.
All the best for the next 1,000 posts.
Posted by: Julie | Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 06:21 AM
Ah, here are the faces behind the names! Shalom Dave and Janis.
Thanks for all the work you have put into this blog. We have learned and enjoyed so much.
Good luck with your next thousand posts.
Posted by: Dina | Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 06:29 AM
My warmest congratulations! You write so good about advantages and lessons of Daily Photo experience. And you manage so well. Please go on!
Oh, Jan, I was sure "Jan" was man's name))). It feels so good to see you in person.
Posted by: Irina | Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 07:48 AM
Congratulations David and Janis! Great job on your blog and 1,000 postings is a lot of work! Fun to meet you today and see your photo! Maybe MY photo is on my Eagan daily photo blog too much?
Kindest regards from Minnesota
Posted by: Leif Hagen | Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 07:53 AM
What can I say but "Bravo" for your positive photos and extraordinary descriptions of places, events and people in our fair city. You do us proud!
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 08:11 AM
Congratulations on 1000 posts. I will get there myself in about 64 days : )
This is a really terrific shot of the both of you. Keep up the good work with the next 1000.
Posted by: barb farr | Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 07:33 PM
Congratulations!!! You have become a regular part of my day and I love how you have elevated our town! Here's to many, many more photos!
Posted by: Wendy | Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 08:05 PM